Private

Gordon Grant Hay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Isabella Hay, of Peel St., Lawrence, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Gordon Hay was born on 5 May 1890 and died at Chunuk Bair on 8 August 1915. He was the younger brother of my grandfather, James Lawrence Hay. We recently came across this photo of him presumably take... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2178
Name:
Gordon Grant Hay
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
05 May 1890
Place of Birth:
Otago, Lawrence,
Next of Kin: 
Isabella Hay (mother), Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Telegraph-office, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Telegraphist
Employer:
Telegraph Office, Wellington (New Zealand Government)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
20
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
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